1. Minoan Civilization on Crete
(Crete History/Articles)

...te, then this pharaoh did not privilege LMIII Knossos above the other states in the region. After about a century of partial recovery, most Cretan cities and palaces went into decline in the 13th cen...

2. Cretan wine
(Cretan diet recipes/Cretan Recipes)

... are not listed among those specially prized in classical Greece, but under the Roman Empire in the second century AD Crete was known for a sweet wine, protropos, which was exported to Italy. In late ...

3. Knossos
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

...rom the individual Evans. Nowadays archeology is a field of academic teamwork and scientific rigour, but a century ago a project could be driven by one wealthy and self-taught person. Assisted by Dr. ...

4. Rethymno
(Crete/Articles)

... The town still maintains its old aristocratic appearance, with its buildings dating from the 16th century, arched doorways, stone staircases, Byzantine and Hellenic-Roman remains, small Venet...

5. Crete Music
(Crete/Articles)

... island through Sitia, which is the neighbour of Kasos and Karpathos. This must have finished by the 12th century (1101 – 1200 A.D.), since two centuries are more than enough for a musical &lsq...

6. Cretan Literature
(Crete/Articles)

...g to some philologists, the first works of Modern Greek were written in the Cretan dialect during the 16th century (others consider the beginning of modern Greek literature as early as the 10th centur...

7. Archaeological museum of Heraklion
(Places to visit on Crete/Museums of Crete)

...of the museum is organized in chronological order, ranging from the Neolithic period to the Roman era (4th century A.D.) and geographically, according to the provenance of the finds. There are, ...

8. Tylissos
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

Tylissos  The houses of Tylissos were built during the LM I period (16th-15th century B.C.) on Crete Greece. Additions were made on House A in the LM II (15th-14th century B.C.) and on House C du

9. Aptera
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

...are expanded. Their length is four kilometres and they have towers and parapets. In late 5th and early 4th century BC, there a small temple was constructed , which was excavated by H.Drerup. It has tw...

10. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...of the museum is organized in chronological order, ranging from the Neolithic period to the Roman era (4th century A.D.) Historical Museum of Crete The Museum is housed in a neocla...